The long-distance lorry driver
One of Germany’s most notorious serial killers was Volker Eckert, better known as the long-distance lorry driver from Hof. He…
Vienna’s opera murderer: Austria’s longest-serving prisoner
Austria’s longest-serving prisoner, who spent no less than 51 of his 74 years in prison, was Josef Weinwurm. He went…
The boy in the wild box
In early 1973, 13-year-old Paul Martin Andrews experienced a true nightmare when he was not only kidnapped, but also locked…
The Bone Breaker: Thad Phillips’ cinematic struggle for survival
A story that sounds like something out of a horror film is that of Thadius ‘Thad’ Phillips, a 12-year-old boy…
The hitchhiker with the chopped-off arms
A true crime story that reads like the script of a horror film took place in the autumn of 1978…
The bizarre story of America’s serial killer Carroll Edward “Eddie” Cole
Carroll Edward “Eddie” Cole was an American serial killer who killed no fewer than 14 women between 1971 and 1980.…